SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What allows Western Europe to be warmer than it should be?
A
The Prime Meridian
B
The Equator
C
North Atlantic Drift
D
Greenhouse Effect
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The North Atlantic Drift, in contrast, is largely driven by thermohaline circulation. By carrying warm water northeast across the Atlantic, it makes Western Europe and especially Northern Europe warmer and milder than it otherwise would be.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gulf Stream is an ocean current that carries warm water up the eastern coast of the United states and Canada and on to western Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The North Atlantic Current (NAC), also known as North Atlantic Drift and North Atlantic Sea Movement, is a powerful warm western boundary current within the Atlantic Ocean that extends the Gulf Stream northeastward.

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